Hello everyone! So I took everyones advice and returned the item, it was very hard... had to drive to two different locations, but finally I got one of them to return my mb with one that was returned. I examined this one very closely and everything checks out, I put all of my old oc specs back up and updated the bios, runs great in prime95 so far.

Hello everyone! So I took everyones advice and returned the item, it was very hard... had to drive to two different locations, but finally I got one of them to return my mb with one that was returned. I examined this one very closely and everything checks out, I put all of my old oc specs back up and updated the bios, runs great in prime95 so far.

Do you guys have any idea how many people probably come into Fry's every day with mobos, pins bent all to hell, trying to get their money back? I was at a CompUSA once and some idiot was trying to do a return claiming the mobo was defective. Turned out he had tried to install the cpu UPSIDE DOWN!

I'm certainly not saying that the OP did anything wrong, or that he didn't deserve a refund. I'm just saying that you can kind of understand the reluctance of store managers to just hand out money to any idiot that comes off the street claiming that their product was defective....

Do you guys have any idea how many people probably come into Fry's every day with mobos, pins bent all to hell, trying to get their money back? I was at a CompUSA once and some idiot was trying to do a return claiming the mobo was defective. Turned out he had tried to install the cpu UPSIDE DOWN!

I'm certainly not saying that the OP did anything wrong, or that he didn't deserve a refund. I'm just saying that you can kind of understand the reluctance of store managers to just hand out money to any idiot that comes off the street claiming that their product was defective....

Hello everyone! So I took everyones advice and returned the item, it was very hard... had to drive to two different locations, but finally I got one of them to return my mb with one that was returned. I examined this one very closely and everything checks out, I put all of my old oc specs back up and updated the bios, runs great in prime95 so far.

Hello everyone! So I took everyones advice and returned the item, it was very hard... had to drive to two different locations, but finally I got one of them to return my mb with one that was returned. I examined this one very closely and everything checks out, I put all of my old oc specs back up and updated the bios, runs great in prime95 so far.

Cheers!

Congrats! *tears*

LOL I can't believe I just read the whole thread xD Awesome how people here are so supportive!